A conserved mRNA export machinery coupled to pre-mRNA splicing.

Reed, Robin; Hurt, Ed · Cell · 2002

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Abstract

Recent advances have led to a new understanding of how mRNAs are exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. This process requires a heterodimeric mRNA export receptor that is part of an elaborate machinery conserved from yeast to humans. Export of mRNAs is coupled to upstream steps in gene expression, such as pre-mRNA splicing, and to downstream events, including nonsense-mediated decay.

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